| 1971 Meyer Brothers Memorial NASCAR Cup Series Race 34 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $8,375 | Race Date: | Aug 6, 1971 | Bowman-Gray Stadium | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1h 23m 47s | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 44.792 MPH | .250 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 36 Laps | bowmangrayracing.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #49 Ford | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melvin Joseph | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Javelin: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 138 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 55.283 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Meyer Brothers Memorial Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 49 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola / Rollins Leasing | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 138 |
| 2 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 112 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Running | Javelin | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 247 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | 11 | Dave Marcis | James Rupe (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Ronnie Hopkins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 243 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | Wayne Andrews | Reid Shaw (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 240 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 86 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 238 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 238 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 2 | Randy Hutchison | Warren Prout (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 225 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 44 | Ken Rush | Johnny Wheeler (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 21 | Tommy Andrews | Tommy Andrews (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Carburetor | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Battery |  | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 28 | Bill Hollar | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Engine | | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Steering | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Quit | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 73 | Jerry Churchill | Churchill Motorsports | Overheating | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Quit | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Quit | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
